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单词

penniless

读音
ˈpeniləs
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释义

adj. 身无分文的;贫穷的

例句

They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work.
如果她找不到合适的工作,他们很快就会身无分文、无家可归。
Because of her medical and her legal bills, she is now penniless and deeply in debt.
由于医疗费和律师费,她现在身无分文,深陷负债。
Saying that John was badly off is to put it mildly. He was indeed penniless.
说约翰境况不佳是委婉的说法,他其实已经身无分文。

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but Los Angeles was not a welcoming place.We were penniless.Everything had been taken from us,
Lovecraft was never able to find financial success.He died unknown and penniless at the age of 46–a victim of the universe’s cosmic indifference.
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